Spider rigging

[J-Doc]

Sideways drifting is called pushing (I think) so yes. It will definitely work if......you're baits are in front of you and the baits are presented first......not the boat.

[Feathers and Fins]

John for years guys have side drifted for crappie. Probably where spider rigging came out of. They would mount the motor on the directional side of the boat then set numerous rod holder off the other side. Boat would go over the fish and then the lines it was very affective for covering water with multiple rods ( I have seen old videos and pictures with a 16ft John Boat that had 30 rods out ) But control was an issue and that is where the spider rig probably came from. So you could have many rods off the front of the boat for better control.

Side drifting is still practiced back east in rivers for striper and American shad.

[J-Doc]

Spider rigging came first. Pushing came out later. (based on what I read)

[J-Doc]

Spider Rigging:

http://www.in-fisherman.com/panfish/crappie-black-or-white/spider-rigging-for-crappie/

Pushing:

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/mississippi/286306-pushing-crankbaits/

[JohnF52]

Side drifting for catfish is done in the Arkansas River. My holders are set up for that.

[Feathers and Fins]

Jason they have been side drifting for over 50 years on the Pacific coast and well older than that on the East coast. I seriously doubt spider rigging has been around that long because I sure know the modern bass and crappie boats and certainly the electric trolling motors haven't been around that long. There is numerous old articles about side drifting. its not some knew technique man.

[Lance34]

There is a video of Krappie Kings on YouTube where they did an episode called side pulling for crappie. I think the guy's set up is a lot like how F&F describes.

[Feathers and Fins]

Haven't seen that episode Lance, but if the guy has a boat with the trolling motor mounted on the gunwale and the rods mounted on the other side then that's correct. In the old days before the motors they used oars to keep the boat sideways and before that (legend) has it the loggers in the PACNW use to do it off log jams, ( that is something I would have paid to see for many reason I respect those guys and the insanity they had to have to ride logs.

[Lance34]

Well this is a first. Two fish on one rod.

Had two rods get bites at the same time. Grabbed them both and reeled one up enough to sling it over. And then reeled up the other and it had two on it. To bad none of them were keepers.

Pretty much how went today, 12 little ones. Pushed minnows 2 cranks off the bottom in 19-22 feet of water.

Going to change it up next time out and do a different area to see if I can find where the bigger fish are roaming.